This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To ..... means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack. A) Languish. B) Retaliate. C) Scourge. D) Forestall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retaliate. 2. Plight:sorry state, predicament, quandary A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 3. What is the name of the monster who attacks the mead hall? A) Hrothgar. B) Hrunting. C) Grendel. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 4. Pagan means A) BUDDHIST. B) MUSLIM. C) NATURE GOD. D) CATHOLIC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NATURE GOD. 5. Beowulf is ..... A) The Monster. B) Leader, warrior of the Danes. C) A city. D) A brother to Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leader, warrior of the Danes. 6. Why do so many people come to see "the monster's / Great staggering tracks" ? A) To see if Herot is still intact. B) To see if Hrothgar was still King of the Danes. C) To see that Grendel is actually dead and witness Beowulf's heroism. D) To see how big his footprints actually were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see that Grendel is actually dead and witness Beowulf's heroism. 7. Merlin raised Arthur as his own son. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. People who live across the sea and help defeat the monster (Grendel) A) Danes. B) Higlac. C) Geats. D) Hrunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geats. 9. To purge something is to A) Examine it. B) Get rid of it. C) Bring it closer. D) Place similar items near it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get rid of it. 10. "We will walk within the woods, " is an example of ..... A) Theory. B) Alliteration. C) Cutting. D) Boasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 11. Which was the first monster that beowulf defeated? A) Geatish. B) Grendel. C) Dragon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 12. Although Chuck wanted an 'A' in the class, he was ..... with a 'B'. A) Infallible. B) Fracas. C) Complacent. D) Abrasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complacent. 13. Before the night of the battle, the Danes and the Geats decide to hold a ..... A) Dance. B) Games. C) Banquet. D) Vigil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Banquet. 14. Herot is the name of ..... A) Hrothgar's deceased father. B) Beowulf's stongest co-worker. C) Hrothgar's mead hall. D) Beowulf's homeland village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar's mead hall. 15. (n) a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner A) Fetters. B) Dagger. C) Scabbard. D) Hilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fetters. 16. How did Beowulf defeat Grendel A) He cut his head off. B) He ripped his arm off. C) He ripped his leg off. D) Beowulf did not win the battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ripped his arm off. 17. In the sentence, "The crime scene was a gruesome sight, " what does "gruesome" mean? A) Beautiful and enchanting. B) Extremely sad. C) Shockingly horrible or disgusting. D) Ordinary and unremarkable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shockingly horrible or disgusting. 18. In Unferth's opinion, who won the swimming match? A) Unferth. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) Breca. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breca. 19. Who buried the dragon's treasure hoard? A) An ancient civilization destroyed by war. B) An ancient civilization that was trying stay rich. C) The slave's master many years ago. D) The dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ancient civilization destroyed by war. 20. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for fetter? A) Shackle. B) Hogtie. C) Manacle. D) Scandalous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scandalous. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9Beowulf Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books